Mr. Heder is an American scholar who was called to testify about the books he has authored and interviews he has conducted with the Accused and other cadres relevant to the regime of Democratic Kampuchea. He previously worked in the ECCC’s offices of the Co-Prosecutors and then of the Co-Investigating Judges. Since the Khmer Republic period in the early 1970s, he had worked as a journalist and researcher in Cambodia, and continued to cover Cambodia even after he left the country in April 1975. Seven Candidates for Prosecution: Accountability for the Crimes of the Khmer Rouge.

Mr. Heder is an American scholar who was called to testify about the books he has authored and interviews he has conducted with the Accused and other cadres relevant to the regime of Democratic Kampuchea. He previously worked in the ECCC’s offices of the Co-Prosecutors and then of the Co-Investigating Judges. Since the Khmer Republic period in the early 1970s, he had worked as a journalist and researcher in Cambodia, and continued to cover Cambodia even after he left the country in April 1975. Seven Candidates for Prosecution: Accountability for the Crimes of the Khmer Rouge.

Ms Ek was a member of the Khmer Rouge military before being placed in mo-bile working units after the formation of Democratic Kampuchea. She answered questions about the disappearances of associates from her workplace, the de-nouncement of people as traitors and the presence of the accused at her worksites.

Mr. PECH Chim told the Trial Chamber he joined the revolutionary movement in 1970 in District 105. He was a former ‘deputy of the district front’ in Takeo province, which included in its jurisdiction the administration of the security centre Krang Tachang. He answered on distinctions between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ people and the executions of the latter, the role of the accused at study sessions, and his observations whilst working at the security centre.

Mr Nou, 78, worked in military and then as a commune official. He testified about the study sessions by senior KR leaders such as Chou Chet and Ta Mok, the treatment of Khmer Viet Minh, and the opinions of senior KR leaders regarding the evacuation of Phnom Penh six months prior to its occurrence.

Mr. LENG Chheoung told the Trial Chamber that he joined the revolutionary movement in late 1973. Mr Leng, 56, worked as a driver for Khieu Samphan from mid-1978 until the Vietnamese invasion in 1979. He testified about the movements of Khieu Samphan during the last few months of the Democratic Kampuchea regime.

Mrs. BAY testified during the victims impact hearings about the harm she has suffered. She spoke about the suffering she and her family endured as a consequence of the evacuation of Phnom Penh. She described the death of all her three children as well as her experience working in cooperatives.

Ms. SENG testified during the victims impact hearings about the harm she has suffered. She described how she was treated working in the cooperatives after the evacua-tion of Phnom Penh, where she was beaten regularly and lost her eyesight. She questioned the accused as to why children were put to work and why they did not ensure enough food was available.

Mr. SOEUN testified during the victims impact hearings about the harm he has suffered. He detailed the hardships he faced after being evacuated from Phnom Penh, separated from his parents and put into a forced labour camp. He asked the accused persons why the Khmer Krom minority group were targeted, whether they were involved in the implementation of the regime policy, and whether they would have acted differently in hindsight

Mr. NOU Hoan testified during the victims impact hearings about the harm he has suffered. He sescribed the pain he has felt since his daughter, nephews and cousins were removed during the night and ‘smashed’ by Khmer Rouge soldiers more than 30 years ago.

Ms. SOPHAN Sovany testified during the victims impact hearings about the harm she has suffered. She described the misery resulting from her entire family being killed during Democratic Kampuchea. She recalled traumatic events such as wit-nessing the killing of a pregnant woman with a hoe.

Ms. PO Dina testified during the victims impact hearings about the harm she has suffered. She told the Trial Chamber how her husband “disappeared,” son starved to death, and how she herself was beaten severely, imprisoned and tortured after refusing a forced marriage.

Mr. YIN Roum Doul testified during the victims impact hearing about the harm he has suffered. He testi-fied about his experiences after being evacuated from Phnom Penh to a cooperative, where he was separated from his family and sent to a “children’s unit” where he was badly beaten, tortur

Ms. CHHENG Eng Ly testifed during the victims impact hearings about the harm she has suffered via video-link from Paris. She described the numerous atrocities she witnessed, including a woman being forced to dig her own grave before being buried alive, and the brutal murder of a baby.